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to Garuda in 2020 while the 737 Max will Ihssane Mounir, senior vice president of have enabled ATR to break through the
hit the airline’s fleet two years later in Northeast Asia Sales, Boeing Commercial symbolic barrier of 1,500 firm orders and
2022. Airplanes said,”China Airlines has raised the to consolidate an order book of nearly 300
Garuda Indonesia intends to enter the bar in terms of passenger experience and aircraft, the equivalent of more than three
U.S. market with the 787-9 aircraft. comfort with their new cabin design and I years of production.
Boeing also announced that am confident that it will capture the hearts Patrick de Castelbajac, CEO of ATR,
Taiwan’s EVA Airways plans to buy 777 of many travelers around the world as they declared himself to be “highly satisfied
cargo jets with a list price value of more continue to expand into new markets.” with the results obtained. The ATRs
than $1.5 billion, though customers China Airlines currently operates five are once again firmly established as
generally get discounts. newly configured 777-300ERs on routes the favorite aircraft of regional airlines
Airbus’s also secured a deal serving Hong Kong, Bangkok, New York, worldwide. Despite the rise in the value of
from General Eelectric Co.’s aircraft Los Angeles and San Francisco. The the dollar and the economic slowdown in
leasing arm GE Capital Aviation Services, airline is scheduled to receive five more countries that are very important for our
or GECAS, for 60 A320neo single-aisle in the next couple of years to support business, we have managed to preserve
jets, doubling its commitment to the new the launch of new European and North our position as the number one choice for
plane now in flight testing. American routes. the airlines”.
Separately, Airbus announced that Air Based in the northwestern city of “We are estimating demand for about
Lease Corp. has bought additional planes, Taoyuan, China Airlines is Taiwan’s 2,500 turboprops in the coming twenty
adding three A320 single-aisle jets, one largest carrier, with 115 destinations in years and we must continue to develop
slightly larger A321 narrowbody, and one 29 countries and regions worldwide. The our range of aircraft and the associated
A350-900 long range plane. airline operates more than 100 flights services, in order to remain the reference
Boeing’s overall forecast for the weekly from mainland China to Taiwan, regional aircraft manufacturer,” he adds.
next 20 years is for 36,770 aircraft worth and that number is expected to grow as With regard to development policy
$5.2 trillion, with single-aisle planes the liberalization of rules and regulations for its range of aircraft, ATR also made
fastest-growing, largest overall segment. continues, allowing more mainland a number of revelations at the Paris
Airbus has raised its 20-year forecast Chinese tourists to fly into and through Air Show. The aircraft manufacturer in
for jet demand by nearly 4 percent to 32,600, Taiwan. particular announced the deployment of
driven by growth from these regions. a new, improved vision system, available
Airbus also was optimistic about the for the first time on a commercial aircraft.
prospects for four-engined superjumbos, The “Clear Vision” system provides the
including its A380 - the world’s biggest pilots with head-up information about
passenger plane. the flight, directly to the eyes, by means
“Very large aircraft are required over the of a device, the Skylens, worn on the face.
next 20 years, we can’t just increase efficiency,” The increased visibility obtained with the
Airbus sales chief John Leahy said. Skylens also enables minimum landing
distances to be reduced. This new system
thus proposes an extremely reliable
alternative for CATIII landings at airports
not equipped with instrument landing
ATR Wins Orders Worth US$2 systems (ILS).
Billion Among the other innovations
ATR regional aircraft manufacturer signed concerning the versatility and operational
46 firm orders and 35 options at the reliability of its latest generation of
show. The value of the orders amounts aircraft, ATR presented a new wind shear
to USD1.98 billion, including options, a detection system at the Show. The aircraft
company spokesman says. maker also announced the installation of
China Airlines’ 777-300ER Makes ATR has exceeded 1,500 firm orders new ATR ‘-600’ avionics systems, for even
Debut since the beginning of the program. more precise airport final approaches
China Airlines’ newest 777-300ER The orders were signed with (RNP 0.3/0.3).
(Extended Range) marked the debut of airlines from five continents, once again ATR also presented the new High
its new twin-aisle jet at the show. China underlining the versatility of the ATR Density version of the “Armonia” cabin,
Airlines Chairman Huang-Hsiang Sun ‘-600’ and its worldwide success, the capable of accommodating up to 78
said, “the 777-300ER helped showcase spokesman adds. passengers (in place of the current 74), in
Taiwanese history, culture and taste.” Sales since the beginning of the year response to demand from certain airlines.
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